Financial Services Lawyer

Konexo Legal Resourcing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility and control

High quality work

Variety of opportunities

Global backing

Learning and development

Know-how resources

Consultant community

Job summary

Konexo Legal Resourcing, part of Eversheds Sutherland, connects interim lawyers with leading financial services clients across the UK. We offer flexible consulting opportunities—from short engagements to longer placements—with hybrid or remote working options to fit your lifestyle.

We’re seeking qualified lawyers with 2–6 years’ PQE across banking, capital markets, payments and related areas. Experience in a law firm or in-house legal team, strong attention to detail and risk management are

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial banking, capital markets, payments, trade finance, corporate finance, investment banking, lending, retail banking products.
• Experience gained at a law firm or within the legal team of a bank, financial institution, fintech, asset manager, insurer or investment business.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work accurately under pressure, meet deadlines, trouble shoot and problem solve in a create and innovative manner.
• Ability to manage a varied workload with minimal direction with effective legal risk management and appropriate escalation of legal risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal consulting support to financial services clients.
• Advise on complex regulatory or market developments.
• Work on flexible short- or longer-term placements to support in-house teams.

Skills

Banking & financial services

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent common law jurisdiction)

Job description

Konexo, developed by Eversheds Sutherland, delivers consulting and alternative legal and compliance solutions to support in-house teams globally. Legal resourcing is a well-established offering, providing access to a diverse bench of highly skilled consultants. Whether our clients need experienced lawyers to advise on complex legal, regulatory or market developments, or more junior teams to support high-volume work, Konexo offers the flexibility to scale resource quickly and effectively.

Our consultants value the breadth of projects available through Konexo across different sectors and geographies. Whether you are looking for flexible hourly work or a longer-term placement, we tailor opportunities to support your career goals and work-life balance. Through bespoke training workshops and networking events, our consultant community stays connected, supported and ahead of market developments.

Konexo Legal Resourcing is seeing increased demand for interim lawyers with 2-6 years' PQE to support our Financial Services clients, including some of the UK's largest banks, financial institutions and FTSE 100 companies.

We are keen to speak with qualified lawyers from a variety of backgrounds across banking, financial services and fintech who are interested in flexible consulting opportunities.

What you should have:

• Experience in commercial banking, capital markets, payments, trade finance, corporate finance, investment banking, lending, retail banking products.
• Experience gained at a law firm or within the legal team of a bank, financial institution, fintech, asset manager, insurer or investment business.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work accurately under pressure, meet deadlines, trouble shoot and problem solve in a create and innovative manner.
• Ability to manage a varied workload with minimal direction with effective legal risk management and appropriate escalation of legal risk.
• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent common law jurisdiction)

The benefits of joining Konexo Legal Resourcing:

• Flexibility and control – choose how and when you work, with opportunities that fit around your lifestyle and career goals
• High quality work – support leading in-house teams, including FTSE100 organisations
• Variety of opportunities – full-time, part-time and ad-hoc contracts, with many roles offering hybrid or remote working
• Global backing – benefit from the support of a leading global legal practice
• Partner and SME support – access expert guidance throughout your placements
• Learning and development – access to CPD training, webinars and firm knowledge systems
• Know-how resources – including Practical Law and other leading tools
• Consultant community – invitations to networking events, webinars and firmwide initiatives

We are one of the first law practices to enter the flexible legal resourcing market, we have a wealth of experience in placing legal professionals both with Eversheds Sutherland teams and with international clients across a variety of sectors.

If you want to take charge of your career, work with a global legal practice and some of the best companies in the world, then we would love to hear from you!

For more information please contact Rachel Fadipe our Talent Engagement Lead.